Can Utilitarianism lead to wrong moral decisions? Why?
The way I see it, the biggest danger in utilitarian thinking, is that it assumes you can know fully the effect of a decision. Something which is impossible for a human being to achieve. It leads to conclusions that justify evil acts without understanding the consequences of them. For example you might be led to think its okay to kill a few people to save hundreds. But the effects of killing a few could reaching much further that the immediate and most visible effect. All important moral decisions should be approached with an element of caution because working out the sum gain of an action is at odds with the uncertain nature of our lives.
